Information complexity as a constraint to public involvement in sustainable forest management

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1150-1169

  Robson, Mark ^a   Rosenthal, Julie ^b   Lemelin, R Harvey ^b   Hunt, Len M ^c   McIntyre, Norman ^b   Moore, Jeff ^d  

^a Community based Forest Management International ^*  (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Collaborative forest management; Communication; Public involvement; Technical information

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 78149377040     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920802627509     Document Type: Article

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